# WAC 296-17A-0107: WAC 296-17A-0107. Classification 0107

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## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 296-17A-0107
- **Heading:** WAC 296-17A-0107. Classification 0107
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 296 / Chapter 296-17A / Section 296-17A-0107

## Text

0107-00 Utility line construction: Underground, N.O.C.
Applies to:
Contractors engaged in underground utility line or cable construction.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
• Installation and maintenance of underground communication and power lines, including main, extension and outside service connection lines by utility contractors;
• Laying line or cable;
• Digging, filling or backfilling trenches.
Machinery includes, but is not limited to:
• Automatic equipment, which in one operation opens the trench, lays the line and backfills;
• Backhoes;
• Dump trucks;
• Mechanical or manual trench diggers.
Exclusions:
• Land or road clearing and excavation are classified in 0101.
• Overhead television, power, or telephone lines including poles or towers are classified in 0509 or the applicable utility business classification.
• Asphalt surfacing/resurfacing is classified in 0210 or 0212.
• Concrete construction is classified in the applicable concrete construction classification(s).
• Construction specialty services including the installation of guardrails, lighting standards and striping are classified in 0219.
• Installation and hookup of electrical wiring from where the utility company's lines end to the structure's power meter by the contractor wiring a building are classified in 0601.
• Construction of sewer lines, drainage systems, canals, ditches, or underground tanks are classified in 0108.
• Installation of cable in buildings is classified in 0601.
• Laying pipe or pipeline construction is classified in 0107-01.
0107-01 Pipe laying, N.O.C.
Applies to:
Contractors laying pipe or pipeline construction.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
• Installation and maintenance of underground pipes or pipelines to include gas, oil, or water main pipelines and other pipelines extending cross country;
• Laying pipes or pipelines;
• Digging, filling, and backfilling of trenches for pipes
ssified in 0107-01.
0107-01 Pipe laying, N.O.C.
Applies to:
Contractors laying pipe or pipeline construction.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
• Installation and maintenance of underground pipes or pipelines to include gas, oil, or water main pipelines and other pipelines extending cross country;
• Laying pipes or pipelines;
• Digging, filling, and backfilling of trenches for pipes.
Machinery used includes, but is not limited to:
• Backhoes;
• Dump trucks;
• Mechanical or manual trench diggers.
Exclusions:
• Land or road clearing and excavation is classified in 0101.
• Overhead television, power, or telephone lines including poles or towers are classified in 0509 or the applicable utility business classification.
• Asphalt surfacing/resurfacing is classified in 0210 or 0212.
• Concrete construction is classified in the applicable concrete construction classification(s).
• Construction specialty services including the installation of guardrails, lighting standards and striping are classified in 0219.
• Installation and hookup of electrical wiring from where the utility company's lines end to the structure's power meter by the contractor wiring a building is classified in 0601.
• Construction of sewer lines, drainage systems, canals, ditches, or underground tanks are classified in 0108.
• Installation of cable in buildings is classified in 0601.
• Construction of underground utility lines or cable is classified in 0107-00.

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